Chapter 1 – Luke Skywalker
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3rd March, 1BBY, 2:30pm; Sovereign-Class Super Star Destroyer: Obedience, Bridge
Darth Deus looked out of the bridge window to see the stars glimmering back at him as he concentrated on looking down at the planet that was just out of sight over the wedge of the Star Dreadnought's side, the planet had recently been captured by rebels from the internal government that were attempting and failing to transfer data on the MC80 Liberty-type Star Cruiser that were being stored on the technological world as well as other Mon Calamari designs including the MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser which was the strongest of the Mon Calamari designs and could be a problem with the rebel supporters on hidden Mon Calamari Shipyards within asteroid resource satellites throughout the rebel controlled universe. Deus really didn't want to however he would use the Obedience's Superlaser if it made the battle even easier for his task force, Deus calculated the split in the shield during the time the cannon fired before he made a plan, the fleet of sixteen Praetor-Class Battlecruisers all awaited his commands and Deus didn't want to make a stupid mistake and displease his Grandfather and Twin Brother, even though the Emperor had little chance of dying and even though he was given the title 'Prodigal Prince' by the Grand Moffs, Deus would lose his right to the throne in many a discussion at the Imperial Court if he showed political enemies that he wasn't omnipotent like he had many believe.
"My Lord, our allies on the surface have managed to sign in, the enemies in question on the surface have turned an abandoned settlement into a small fortress however the Shield Generator facility was deep within the main city" announced Admiral Gerald Garcia who crossed his arms as he stood next to the Sith Lord "I have the Superlaser charged for firing!"
"Have our ground forces in the area attempt to take down the shield, prepare the TIE Interceptors and Bombers, once enemy counterattacking units are confirmed occupied you may fire the Superweapon at their base when ready!" announced Deus as he stepped away from the window to head back along the bridge "I shall withdraw to my quarters!"
9th March, 11:45am; Coruscant: Imperial Palace, Throne Room
Darth Deus marched into the Throne Room and kneeled before the throne until Palpatine commanded the guards to leave after Vader had also entered including his little sister and her apprentice, the three kneeled and waited for Sidious to speak, Sidious seemed in a good mood.
"With your mission to Daedalus Shipyard, I am glad to admit that everything is going according to plan, the rebels are well distracted by our Death Star and the 2nd Death Star design that they know not of Imperium and the Shadow!" announced Sidious with a smile "everything is going well, also, the location of Luke Skywalker has been given to me!"
"Hmm, how interesting, I didn't think you'd take an immediate interest to the well being of Luke Skywalker!" announced Deus surprised as he looked up at the older Sith "tell me, Father, what is wrong!"
"Skywalker cannot become a Jedi, he will destroy us, I have foreseen it" muttered Sidious and Vader clenched his teeth upon removing his helmet.
"Then we need to capture him" shrugged Raven with a worried look before looking over at Vader "can it be done, brother?"
"Possibly" muttered Vader as he considered while running a hand through his golden-brown hair.
"He will be a powerful asset, can it be done, Lord Sidious?" asked Deus curious and Palpatine looked curious before making a decision.
"If Lord Vader believes it can be done, then it is so, what news on Eclipse?" asked Palpatine and Deus grinned feral.
"It is being built over Kuat, away from the eyes of the Empire's enemies, don't worry" smiled Deus as he paced the throne room "the Death Star Projects are nothing more than a distraction, once Imperium is completed, nothing will stand in the way!"
"And the Shadow Project, I believe it is being built by our allies, the Chiss?" asked Palpatine and was answered by a blue skinned man in the white Grand Admiral uniform as he stepped out of an alcove with a bow.
"This is my dear friend, Grand Admiral Thrawn, the only Chiss with authority in the Empire as well as one of the only fleet members I can trust to lead command without me" smirked Deus as he looked over at Thrawn "you see, father, I will overlook race to make use of our more…talented subjects"
"Indeed, so Admiral, proceed with your report!" announced Palpatine with a wave.
"The Shadow Project's design phase is running smoothly and we have been mass producing a new variation of TIE Fighter Siblings, known as the Nssis-class Clawcraft, we have yet to decide when to bring it to the Empire…" started Thrawn but cut off when Palpatine laughed.
"You know what I like about you, other than your loyalty to the Empire is your complete lack of fear even before me, I see why you became friends with my eldest son" smiled Palpatine and Thrawn bowed again while Deus continued on for Thrawn.
"The Empire of the Hand Task Force will continue the building of the Shadow in the Unknown Regions, once it is completed, the weapon will be moved to Coruscant to show the entire of the Empire…who is in control!" announced Deus as he stepped forwards the throne and Palpatine chuckled darkly at the news.
"Very well, you may all go" nodded Palpatine and Deus bowed before heading back where he had already entered from until he was intercepted by Thrawn.
"I wish to make a request" muttered Thrawn and Deus' eyebrow raised lightly at the plans Thrawn was making "I would like to make up a crew from the Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer: Chimera and the Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer: Admonitor, then, I would crew the new yet original Sovereign-Class Super Star Destroyer!"
"I'll speak with a few people, however I doubt it will be difficult, you seem to have caught my father's eye" smiled Deus as he led the blue skinned humanoid alien down the corridor "Raven will spread the news like wildfire through the Imperial Court, you'll get you ship and from then on, the Chimera and Admonitor will be your personal escorts, for your new Super Star Destroyer!"
"Actually, I would send another few Star Destroyers to the Unknown Regions, as a precaution" muttered Thrawn and Deus nodded.
"I'll send three Battlecruisers instead, with the new TIE Hunters being their main complement, they will be perfect to replace you in the Unknown Regions" smiled Deus as he looked about "maybe I'll even send an expendable Grand Admiral, who knows, but three Battlecruisers will be more than enough to counter your absence!"
"Very well, you always were accurate in your assessments, however I never expected the truth of the matter…you Palpatine's eldest son" chuckled Thrawn as he looked at his friend.
"I can trust you with my secrets, Vader, Raven and Revel are also my siblings" explained Deus and Thrawn chuckled louder at that "you don't seem surprised?"
"I expected, so did Tyber, we're going to have to deal with him soon" muttered Thrawn worried and Deus sighed as they spoke of their third friend.
"Tyber Zann is an insurgent now, however his manipulation of the criminal underworld could be of use to us greatly, I would make contact with him as soon as possible" announced Deus and Thrawn nodded before bowing.
"I'll see if I can gain contact, after all, the three of us are old friends!" smiled Thrawn as he continued his bow before walking off.
"Deus!" announced a voice and Raven walked up to her brother "I have reports on you starting a Super Star Destroyer Project known as the Regicide, may I ask about it?"
"You may, its designs are specific, and we are including long range Turbolasers in its design!" announced Deus as he walked alongside his sister "it is specifically an Executor-Class with Long-Range Capabilities!"
"I see, well, I would desire such a ship" smiled Raven as she walked away with her golden hair trailing behind her as did her apprentice "ciao!"
"Deus, could I have a word?" asked Vader as he crossed over with a look "do you happen to know where Luke is?"
"Tatooine, however, he's being moved by Asoka Tano" muttered Deus as he turned to look at Vader "can you kill an old friend and apprentice!"
"She was corrupted by the Jedi, she is useless to the Empire, she will fight against us and that in itself is a liability" muttered Vader "also, about my new armour…"
"Sith Alchemy, only so good, eh? I'll speak with the Mandalorians, see if they can create an alloy of their armour, making it impervious to Lightsabers indefinitely" smiled Deus as he readied to walk away "I hear you're being moved to Death Star, good luck with that, Skywalker's destiny coincides with the Death Star!"
14th December, BBY1, 3:00pm; Alderaan: Death Star, Hanger
Vader paced back and forth along the soldiers when he watched the custom YT-1300 Stock Light Freighter, he sensed Asoka's force signature near the area however his senses were clouded by something…more, if Asoka was here...then!
"Commander" Vader motioned with his hand and the Stormtrooper Clone stepped over and saluted "I want you to secure the prison area, the command centre for this hanger must also be captured if taken by a hostile force, have all blasters on stun as I want them alive!"
"Yes, my Lord" announced Captain Rex as he stepped forwards, the best thing that Vader seemed to like about clones was not only did they carry their allegiance over regardless who they were template from, they also aged slower and lived longer than normal soldiers outside of battle…so long as they survived the past battles.
"I will report into see Tarkin, have Purge Troopers and the Droids created from the Dark Trooper Project also swarm the hallways, it seems we have a Jedi on our hands!" announced Vader before heading off towards the hanger exit to go see Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin who commanded the Death Star.
4:00pm; Alderaan: Death Star, Meeting Room
"Are you sure?" asked Tarkin as he stood from where he sat and walked around the table to the masked Lord of the Sith, Tarkin really had no idea what to believe when it come to Vader, he had no idea about the man when he was a Jedi and he knew not now if he had received injuries from the Clone Wars.
"Yes, there is a Jedi aboard; I would know the young lady as I trained her" explained Vader and Tarkin gave a look of surprise "it is an irony that I should take on the mission to kill her!"
"Very well, Lord Vader, search at will" muttered Tarkin but before he exited he was looked deadly upon by the man.
"I believe you should move onto the 2nd Death Star's construction zone, I have leaked the weaknesses of this station to the rebellion, as the Emperor wanted!" announced Vader but Tarkin stopped him with a snarl.
"Why would the Emperor desire such an outcome!" questioned Tarkin as he glared at the masked man who turned to answer.
"The Death Star and its second sibling are distractions, our true military force in the near future, will be from our massive fleets and the AT-AT MKII Units!" announced Vader as he moved to leave the room "the Emperor still has a usage for you, or maybe, you desire to be expendable!"
"Very well, Lord Vader, I shall move over to the Conqueror and head for the Maw Installation!" announced Tarkin with a bow before he fled the Command Room also.
Meanwhile; Coruscant: Deus' Palace, Deus' Bedroom
"Lord Deus, good afternoon, I have excellent news!" announced a voice and Deus sighed as he sat up in bed to see what his apprentice Darth Caelestis, bouncing up and down like the eternally young teen he was, he was Deus' son however that had been failed to be mentioned to the young man until recently.
"What!" snarled Deus as he tapped the boy on the head who grinned.
"I have found the Kyber Memory Crystal and the outer Holocron casing also!" announced Caelestis with glee and Deus raised an eyebrow in surprise before grinning; this was exactly what he needed.
6:00pm; Alderaan: Death Star, Hanger
Asoka ran quickly while sending a burst of force back behind her to impact the armoured form of Darth Vader however her ex-master simply raised his left hand and blocked the burst of force energy roaring towards him without flinching, Asoka had to grudgingly admit that the Dark Side of the Force had destroyed Anakin Skywalker but had created a potentially new being altogether, Vader let out a burst of dark blue lightening and Asoka went spinning to the floor as the armoured Sith approached. Vader looked down on the Togruta with an annoyed glance filled with hatred that couldn't be seen under his helmet, Vader's blade took a ready position over the injured Togruta and slashed down before she could raise a Lightsaber to defend, she tried anyway and Vader used the force to redirect the blade before removing the Togruta's head which she called the name "Anakin" before she died.
"My Lord, we have them" announced Commander Cody as he stepped into the room while ignoring the dead corpse on the floor "the infiltrators were attempting to get back to their Light Frigate; we managed to capture one of them, a young man around the age of twenty, he has been sent to interrogation!"
"And the given name of the…boy" muttered Vader as he turned to walk out of the hanger and Cody followed him.
"He is a certain boy from Tatooine, Luke Skywalker, his recently deceased guardians are Owen and Beru Lars, could he be…" started Cody but Vader made a motion with his hand for silence.
"Have him found from where the guards have taken him and after his interrogation, he is to be moved to the Devastator, I will then head back to Coruscant on the Devastator to bring the boy before the Emperor!" announced Vader as he went to move away "I want the 501st loaded onto transports before being sent over to the Devastator and Devestator, we're returning to the capital!"
"Yes, my Lord" announced Cody as he removed his helmet with a nod before walking down the corridors to the 501st Legion's restroom where he expected most of the 501st to be waiting, Vader meanwhile decided to go and observe Luke's interrogation from the observation room.
Meanwhile; Coruscant: Deus' Palace, Dinning Room
"Did you feel that?" questioned the gravel voice and Deus looked over to the Emperor as he sat down at the table to have tea, since Vader was off-world and there were very few trustworthy Dark Jedi on the planet, Sidious had decided that having tea with his eldest son was the wisest idea since Raven was on a mission.
"Yes, it feels like Luke Skywalker is in Vader's hands, the Rebellion will be moving against the Death Star soon and we have provided them the ultimate distraction!" announced Deus with a smile as he watched the birds fly around in the gardens outside "with Luke by our side, we'll have the power needed to crush the Rebellion and the remaining Jedi in the Galaxy, what news may I ask on my request?"
"To visit the Crime Lord Tyber Zann in the Kessel Spice Mines?" asked Palpatine as he looked at his son with interest "an old friend of yours?"
"His manipulating of the criminal underworld would be useful to our cause, we could also have him reinstated as a Grand Admiral, his skills are just that good" muttered Deus as he looked back at his meal "he was a friend of mine and Thrawn's when we were in the Imperial Academy, he was thrown out of the academy due to his…interesting ideas, his ideas included underhand tactics that most of our own forces hadn't thought up"
"I will authorise this meeting, I expect you to attempt to convert the ex-insurgent, and also…there is a Sith Holocron out there we will require…" muttered Sidious as he stretched out with the force "also, you need not worry about me, Raven will be back and will remain in Coruscant for the duration of your trip!"
Info – And that is the end of that chapter, Deus is planning to make use of Tyber Zann however it will take time for this meeting to go through which may include Deus having a hand in Tyber's escape, also Galen Marek is going to become Deus' rival in the near future…just for those to know that Galen is only mentioned but will be making an appearance in the story; you can express your thoughts on anything. Please Review!